Specialty Doctor in Occupational Health

Job description

Job responsibilities

THE LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING HUMAN RESOURCES

JOB DESCRIPTION

SPECIALTY DOCTOR IN OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE

1. BACKGROUND

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in Europe, with access to leading clinical expertise and medical technology. We care for people from all over the country as well as the 780,000 residents of Leeds itself. The Trust has a budget of £1.9 billion. Our 23,000 staff ensure that every year we see and treat over 1,500,000 people in our 2,000 beds or out-patient settings, comprising 100,000 day cases, 125,000 in-patients, 260,000 A&E visits and 1,050,000 out-patient appointments. We operate from 7 hospitals on 5 sites all linked by the same vision, philosophy and culture to be the best for specialist and integrated care.

Our vision is based on The Leeds Way, which is a clear statement of who we are and what we believe, founded on values of working that were put forward by our own staff. Our values are to be:

Patient-centred

Fair

Collaborative

Accountable

Empowered

We believe that by being true to these values, we will consistently achieve and continuously improve our results in relation to our goals, which are:

Deliver fit for purpose healthcare.

Deliver top quartile healthcare performance.

Deliver a sustainable surplus by becoming the most efficient teaching hospital.

Have an embedded culture of service improvement and innovation.

To be a leading academic healthcare institution.

Have a consistent, high performing and sustainable workforce.

People receive person-centred care in the most appropriate setting.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.

By bringing together the wide range of skills and expertise across West Yorkshire and Harrogate we are working differently, innovating and driving forward change to deliver the highest quality care. By working for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust this is your opportunity to be a part of that change.

WYAAT is the acute sector arm of the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership, one of the largest integrated care systems in the country. The Partnerships ambition is for everyone to have the best possible health and wellbeing, and the work of WYAAT, and each individual trust, supports that ambition.

2. OBJECTIVES OF THE POST

As part of our continued Health and Wellbeing offer to staff, we are looking to recruit a substantive Speciality Doctor. This is a full-time 10 PA appointment (or part-time) for a Speciality Doctor who will work alongside our Lead Clinician and MDT team to provide clinical support and expertise. The post holder will take the lead in key areas of our multi-disciplinary service to provide high standards of care. The post will support the services portfolio of work and continue to raise the profile of the Occupational Health Service throughout the Trust and partner organisations.

3. REQUIREMENTS OF THE POST [Add any specific requirements]

3.1 General Training and Qualifications

The post holder will be a fully registered medical practitioner, who is eligible for entry onto the GMC specialist register for Occupational Medicine. Must hold, or be working towards the Diploma in Occupational Medicine (or equivalent).

The Speciality Doctor Occupational Health reports managerially and professionally to the Lead Clinician Occupational Health.

Service specific

The Speciality Doctor Occupational Health will work alongside the Occupational Health team as a specialist clinician for the service. The OH team reports to Head of HR - Health and Wellbeing. This post is to work alongside our existing substantive Consultants and MDT team.

The role of Speciality Doctor Occupational Health will be expected to:

Provide specialist Occupational Medicine advice to the clients and customers of the Occupational Health Service.

Contribute to Specialist Multi-disciplinary team meetings.

Contribute to teaching and audit.

Participate in Clinical Governance.

Provide Clinical Leadership in agreed areas of service delivery.

Contribute to speciality training.

Contribute to new service developments.

Provide treatment, urgently when indicated, following certain occupational injuries/exposures to infection.

Contribute to clinical leadership within the department.

3.2 Experience

See Person Specification.

The appointee must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in Occupational Health.

3.3 Personal Attributes

Excellent communication and empathic skills.

Demonstrable leadership skills.

Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team.

Sound organisational skills.

Ability to work independently.

The appointee will have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communications about medical topics with patients and colleagues. See Person Specification.

He/She will have an understanding of current NHS management and Trusts and be aware of the responsibilities that a specialty doctor post brings.

3.4 Clinical Audit

The appointee will be expected to contribute to Audit meetings, client reviews and application of agreed clinical guidelines.

In the discharge of these responsibilities the appointee will be expected to maintain and update his/her skills and knowledge through appropriate continuing medical education.

4. TEACHING

The Trust as a Teaching hospital recognises the importance of links with the University of Leeds School of Medicine for the Undergraduate teaching and all medical staff are expected to provide an appropriate contribution to the undergraduate teaching programme. The precise details of the contribution to teaching will be discussed with the appointee after taking up post.

5. JOB PLAN AND WORKING ARRANGEMENTS

The job plan review will take place annually, normally with the managing consultant or Lead Clinican. The annual job plan review may result in a revised prospective job plan. There may be an interim review of the job plan where duties, responsibilities, accountability arrangements or objectives have changed or need to change significantly within the area.

5.1 Proposed Job Plan

1. Job content (timetable of weekly PA activity)

Day Time Location Description of activity Categorisation DCC/SPA/AR/ED* No. of PAs

Monday AM On Site Clinic DCC 1

PM On Site Clinic DCC 1

Tuesday AM WFH SPA SPA 1

PM WFH 0.5 SPA

0.5 SPA for review of legal frameworks, UKHSA communications, HSE guidance and Government Guidance relating to OH SPA 1

Wednesday AM WFH DCC Admin Other DCC 1

PM WFH DCC Admin Other DCC 1

Thursday AM On Site Clinic DCC 1

PM On Site Clinic DCC 1

Friday AM On Site Clinic DCC 1

PM On Site DCC Admin Other DCC 1

Saturday

Sunday

Predictable emergency on-call work Direct clinical care

Unpredictable emergency on-call work

Variable On-site, at home on the telephone and travelling to and from site

Direct clinical care

TOTAL PAs 10

Direct Clinical Care (DCC), Supporting Professional Activities (SPA), External duties (ED) or Additional NHS responsibilities (AR)

2. Activity Summary (the totals must match that of the job content section)

Programmed activity

Number

Direct clinical care (including on-call)

8

5 Clinics

3 Other DCC

Supporting professional activities

2

Other NHS responsibilities

External duties

TOTAL PROGRAMMED ACTIVITIES

10

3. On-call availability supplement Not applicable

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• Diploma in Occupational Medicine or equivalent (can be working towards)

Desirable

• Relevant qualifications in health surveillance

Additional Requirements

Essential

• Outstanding clinical skills, with a track record of making decisions in occupational health cases.

Eligibility, Fitness to practice, and Language Skills

Essential

• Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment

Desirable

• All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, which could be demonstra

Experience

Essential

• Relevant specialty clinical knowledge: capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge relevant to the job.

Desirable

• Clinical judgement: experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk. Knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need.

Clinical, Academic, and Personal Skills

Essential

• Must be able to demonstrate ability to make decisions and give clear advice to individuals and line managers.

Desirable

• Comprehensive clinical experience in Occupational Medicine.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF

Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)